The delegation visited the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade, the training center for the instructors of the Engineering Companies of the Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade and the training field for the Expeditionary Medical System deployment, where they watched demining operations and the final stage of EMEDS deployment. During demining action training several elements of mine clearance operations were demonstrated and the Armenian medical staff showed its skills in employing the expeditionary medical support and organizing air evacuation with several Kansas National Guardsmen taking part in trainings. During the visit, Maj.Gen.Lee Tafanelli met with Seyran Ohanyan, Armenian Defense Minister and Colonel-General Yuri Khachaturov, Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces. Welcoming the guest the minister highly estimated the level of the cooperation between the Kansas National Guard and Defense Ministry of Armenia and highlighted the fostering of this cooperation in humanitarian demining, development of medical capabilities, assistance with expert recommendations in evaluation of Armenian Peacekeeping Brigade’s capabilities under the NATO Operational Capabilities Concept expert recommendations and other fields. With regard to military cooperation with Armenia the Adjutant General of Kansas appraised the preparedness of Armenian service members during joint trainings with Kansas National Guardsmen and the high level of interoperability. Both parties also underlined the significance of the 10th anniversary of the partnership between Armenia and Kansas in 2013. During the meeting with the Chief of the General Staff the parties discussed the regional security and issues of bilateral military cooperation of mutual interest Building on the current level of cooperation between Armenia and Kansas that allows to implement long-term planning it was decided to work out a 5-year plan of cooperation. Kansas and Armenia have been partners since 2003 under one of the State Partnership Programs that provides an avenue for cooperation between the Ministry of Defence of Armenia and the Kansas National Guard.